Anatomical developing and adjusting machine.



D. W. RIESLAND. ANATOMIGAL DEVELOPING AND ADJUSTING MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED AUG. 6, 1907.

Patented Sept. 28, 1909.

2 SHEETSSHEBT 1.

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WM my D. W. RIESLAND. ANATOMIGAL DEVELOPING AND ADJUSTING MACH INE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 6 1907.

Patented Sept. 28, 1909.

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i T L A 3 WM Z iii DANIEL W. RIESLAND, OF DULUTH,MINNESOTA.

' :ANATOMICAL DEVELOPING AND ADJUSTING MKCHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 28, 1909.

Application filed August 6, 1907. Serial No. 387,324.

To all whom 'it may concern:

lie it. known that: I, I).\NIEL V. RIESLAND, citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Duluth. in the'county of St. Louis and Stale ofMinnesota, have invented certain new and useful improvements inAnatomical Developing and Adjusting .\lachines, of which the followingis a sptt'lllt'tlilflll. reference being had therein to the accompanyingdrawing.

My invention relates to improvements in anatomical developing andadjusting niaehines.

The object of my invention is to provide a machine or tahle of thischaracter for the derclopment and improvement of the human organism andis designed with a view oi being more particulartv adapted to thedevelopment of the tihro-cartilage ot' the back bone and .ot' simpleconstruction.and having a wide range of adjustment as possihle.

.\nother ohjeet of my invention isto provide a machine of this characterwhich can he quickly and readily adjusted to suit circumstances undonethat atlords a maximum of etliciency.

In the accompanying drawings. l i-gure 1 is a side elevation of mycomplete invention in operation. Fig. '2 is a transverse vertical.

sectional view taken on the line r a' of Fig. vl. Fig. I, is a sideelevation partly in section and with the 'hood removed; Flg. 4

v is a top plan view of Fig. 3.

lteferring now to the drawings 1 represents a tiat, rectangular shapedtable top supported at the proper height hlv suitable legs 2 and uponwhich the patient lies when bein treated asshown in full line Fig. l anddotted line l ig. 3. The table intermediate its legs adjacent 'one endhas an elongated central opening 3. Below said opening and secured tothe underside of thctahle is an elongated housing 3' which as shown inFig. -I- has the opening 21 communicating the'ro with and is ot V shapedt'orm as shown in Fig. 2. The said housing has located therein a mnnherof electric lightbulhsl and by which the proper heat and light. may beradiated theret'ron'i through the opening 3, the purpose of which willhe hereinafter more fully described.

At any convenient. place upon the lower face. of the tahlel is securedthe motor 5 for imparting a rtariproeating motion to the rcarwardlyextending pitnian (3. This motor as shown is preferably of an electricalI'orm although any other form of motor could be used. The drive shaft 5Of'thfi motor has its outer end 'journaled in a. cross bar carried bythe legs and intermediate said cross bar and the motor the shaftisvprovided with a .worni l0 ineshin withthe worm gear 9, thus impartinga 0w rotary motion to the worm gear. The said worm gear carries a crank8 to which the pit-than 6 is connected and by means of-whieh areciprocating motion isiinparted thereto. The opposite end of thepitinan is pivotally connected to a block 11, which is verticallyslidably mountedin the slot, 12- carried 'by the lower end ofthe lever13. In order to vertically adjust. said not I provide the lower end ofthe lever 13 witha set screw 1-}, which screws upwardly and engages thelower end of the hloek and thus by raising and lowering said block it.will be seen that the throw of the lever 13 will. be increased ordecreased the purpose of which will'be hereinafter more fully described.

The lever 13 is verticall disposed and is l centrally pivoted to the enof the table 1 by means of the pin 15 which is jouriniledflin the box towhich is rigidly attached to the table by means of bolts or screws. Then per end of the lever is bifurcated as indicaled at 17 and pivotallywithin said bifurcated end-of the lever is a-block 18 The block 18 isprovided with-a: horizontal opening through which the screw threaded rod19 f loosely passes, and having alon itudinal movement. therein. Theinneren of the screw threaded rod is formed with one or more hooks 20butproferahly'two hooks will he employed as shown. The said screwthreaded rod on the outside of the block 18 is provided with a screwthreaded hand wheel 21 and by screwing the same upon the red thedistance between the hooked end 20 and'the block 18 may be readilyvaried. I The hooked end 20 of the rod is designed to en-' gage anysuitable form of stirrups or bridle for attachment to the feet, or otherpart of the body of the patient whereby a continuousvibrating movementisim liarted thereto.

The opposite end of the tab e has attached thereto the hoittfast meansconsistingpf two separate devices, one for attachment; to the headof thepatient'and oneior attachment ios under the arms. The head. attachmentdevice consists of a transverse shaft 22 mount-T ed in suitable bearingsand 23qcarried b the sides oi the table at or adJacentL the en 3 andhaving slidahly mounted thereon a hook I tions 34 provided with screwthreaded openwith a hand operating wheel 36.

are connected up to any suitable and well carrying member or block 24which is pro- 1 vided with a set screw 25 for securing it at i itsadjusted position upon the shaft. The said member carrying the hook 26has attached thereto any suitable form of halter which is secured aroundthe neck of the patient. This member 22L being slidable upon. the shaft22 admits of the direction of draft upon the patient being changedlaterally as desired. The second holdfast means consists of a fixedscrew threaded nut 27 carried by the end of the table 1, through whichis screwed the rod 28, the same having at its outer end a hand operatingwheel 29 just inside of which the same is provided with acircumferential groove 29. Within said circumferentialgroove is thedownwardly turned bifurcated end 30 of the holdfast means. The saidbifurcated portion 30 is provided with the diverging arms 31 and 32which are provided with the enlarged porings through which screwthreaded rod 35 passes. The end of said rod is provided The threadedportion of the two ends of the rod 35 are provided with oppositelydisposed threads that is, one right and the other let't hand so thatwhen the rod is turned by the hand wheel 36, it will either draw thearms 31 and '2 together or separate them, thus a perfect adjustment tothe patient may be readily had. The arms 31 and '32 are beyond theenlargedportions 34 and bent'to extend parallel withthe side 0t thetable1 and have at their inner. ends the hooks 33 which are adapted to hookunder the arms of the atient. .Phave shown these two. forms oi holdfast-means as dili'erent conditions or patients require differenttreatment thus with, some it is better that the attachment be 'made tothe head while with others is better from under the arms and again,

some require a combination of both and it is with this lattercombination cases that a fine adjustment of the two hold fast means isre quired so that the proper tension may be ap plied to either the heador arms as is desired.

In Figs. 1 and 2 I have shown a hood 37 g which rests upon the edge ofthe table and extends nearly the whole, length of the table. This hoodis preferably made of canvas carried upona wooden frame88. Secured tothe inside of the hood on each side are a number of bulbs 39 whichcauses additional heat. when desired, as will be here.

after more fully described. The canopy as comprisin a table,longitudinally and'transshowniis preferably constructed to cover thewhole body except the head, and that end thereof having an openingshaped as shown to fit the neck, whereby the heat, is retained withinthe hood and in this manner the patient' may be heated just as required,it being understood that the'lights in the canopy known electric switchor rheostat. The mo tor 5 is' set in motion which imparts areciprocating motion to the pitman through the worm and worm gear whichgreatly re duces the speed thereof, and said pitman imparting anoscillating motion to the lever 13, it will be seen by changing therelative position of the pivot of the pitman 6 upon the levers theextent of the reciprocation may be nicely adjusted.

I The operation of the device is as follows. The patient is first placedupon his back upon the table with his spine directly over the openingcommunicating with the light or heating chamber when the hold fast meansis either connected to the head or under the arms or both ascircumstances may call for. The stirrups are then appliedto the feet andconnected to the hooks 20 the motor is then started until the rod 19 isat its extreme outward limit when the motor is stopped. The hand wheel21 is then turned in a direction to'increase thetension upon the patienttill the limit desired is reached. The motor is again started andallowed to run continuously imparting a reciprocating motion to theatient by stretching and releasing at regular intervals. Heat, light orboth may be applied toithe spine as before described, which warmsup andrelaxes'the structuralfelements of the body, and thus admit of a greaterreciprocation in which it is thought the greatest advantages reside. Itis also shown that light is beneficial and thus the electric lightssupply both heat and light. While- I have shown this form of heating ithas been found desirousin some cases to use steam or hot water insteadof the electric lights. The hood heretofore described retains the heataround the body and also thelamps supply any additional heat that may bedesired;

- Having thus described my invention" what I claim and desire to secureby Letters Pat cut is.

1. A device of the character described, comprisin a table having aholdfas't means at one and for the head and arms and inde pendentlyadjustable, and a vibrating means at the opposite end adapt'ed to beconnected to the feet or hips. a t

2. A deviceof the character described, com risinga table,laterally-adjustable head hol -fast means at one" end of the table, andavibratihg means at the" opposite end adapted to be connected tothe-feet or hips.

A device of the character described,

ver'sely a justable hold-fast me'a'ns adapted to engage the head orshoulders of the patient, and a vibrating means'at the opposite end ofthe table and adapted to be connected to the feet or hips of thepatient.

42. A device of the character described, comprising a table, a laterallyadjustable ,coInprising a' table, a laterally-adjustable hold-fast meansat one end of the table, and

an adjustable Vibrating means at-the opposite end of the table, andadapted to be connected to the feet or hips of the pa.ient.

6. A device of the character described, comprising a table, holdfastmeans at one end, a vibrating means at the opposite end, a halterconnected to s vibrating means, a motor for driving sai vibrating meansand an adjustable means between the motor and vibrating means forvarying the vibrating 7. A device of the character described, comprisinga table, holdt'ast "means carried by one end, a vertically disposedintermedialely pivoted lever, means carried by the upper end, forconnecting it with the bridle and means for reciprocating the lower endof the lever.

8. A device of the character described, comprising a table, .l holdfastmeans carried by one end, a vertically disposed intermediately pivotedlever means carried by the upper end of the lever for connecting it withthe feet of the patient, a motor below the table, means connecting themotor'and the lower end of the lever, and means for adjusting the saidconnecting means whereby the oscillation of the lever is adjusted.

9. A device of the character described comprising a table, a lioldtastmeans carried by one end. a heating receptacle below the table andcommunicating with the upper face thereof through an opening in thetable, a vibrating means at the opposite end and a hood adapted tofitover the table, and having an additional heating means.

10. A device of the character described, comprising a table, holdfastmeans at one end, anintermediately pivoted lever carried by the oppositeend, an adjustable halter carried by the upper end of said lever, amotor carried by the lower face of the table adjacent the lever, a wormdriven by the motor, a worm gear in mesh with said worm, a crankconnected to said worm gear, a pitman connected to said crank, theopposite end ,of the pitman connected to a block, said block verticallymovable in a slot within the lower end of the vertical lever, and a setslcrew adapted to adjust said block in the s 0t.

11. A device of the character described, comprising a table, twoindependent holdfast means carried by one end, aninterme- ,diatelypivoted lever carried by the opposite ,end, a pivoted block carried bythe upper comprising a table, hold-fast means carried end of the leverascrew rod loosely passing through the block, a halter connected to theinner end of the rod, a hand-wheel screwed upon the opposite end of therod for adj usting it within the block the lower end of'the lever havingan elongated slot, 9. block vertically adjustable within said slot, aset screw for holding the block in its adjusted position, a pitmanpivotally connected to said block and means for driving said pitman.

12. A device of the character described, comprising a table, atransverse bar carried by one end, a block longitudinally adjustable onsaid bar, a set screw for holding the block in its'adjnsted position,means for attaching a bridle thereto, a set screwbelow said bar, andhaving a circumferential groove therein, a bifurcated member resting insaid groove and having rearwardly extending arms, a rod passing throughsaid arms and having a right and left threaded connection therewith,means for rotating said rod for drawing the arms together, anintermediately pivoted lever carried by the opposite end of the table, apivoted block carriedby the upper end of the lever a screw rod passmgthrough said block, a halter carried by rod means for adjustingsaid rod,the

lower end of the lever having an elongated slot therein, a blockvertically adjustable within said slot a set screw for holding the blockin its adjusted position, a pitman pivotally connected to said block,means for driving said pitman.

13. A device of the character described, con'iprisinga table, hold-fastmeans at one end, a vibrating means at the opposite end, a halterconnected to said vibrating means, and means for driving said vibratingmeans.

l t. A device of the character described, comprising a table, hold-fastmeans at one end, a vibrating means at the opposite end, a

halter connected to said. vibrating means, means for driving saidvibrating means, and an adjustable connection between the vibratingmeans and driving means whereby the limit of vibration is adjusted.

15. A device of the character described,

by one end, a vertically-arranged intermediately-pivoted lever carriedby the opposite end of the table, a halter connected to the upper end ofthe lever, a pitman having'an adjustable connection with the lower endof the lever, and means carried by the lower face of the table forreciprocat ng sald pitman.

In testimony whereof l al'lix my signature m presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL W. nrnsmnn.

Vitnesses H. H. PnELrs, THOMAS A. Mnnnir'r.

